Person
Gaspar de Espinosa
explorer, conquistador and Spanish politician
Gaspar de Espinosa y Luna (Medina de Rio Seco, Spain, 1484 - Cuzco, Peru, February 14, 1537) is an explorer, conquistador and Spanish politician.
He participates in the expedition of Pedrarias Davila to Darién and is appointed mayor of Nuestra Señora de la Antigua.
He initiates proceedings against Vasco Núñez de Balboa and conquerspart of current Costa Rica.
After living some time in Spain, he returns to America to join Francisco Pizarro and Almagro in the conquest of the Inca Empire.